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Looks more like miniature artillery gear ... knobs everywhere.

I like the wood prototype in the background
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Historian wrote:Daviscustom, masterful execution of edged blades!
Blade man personified. My admiration.

I hope others can appreciate the extent of your skills and design sense,
such as in the 'wire wrap' handle,
the perfect balance between the handle, guard, blade, etc.

In particular the underplayed 'broad blade', classic.

You might find images of the late Tom Clinton knives
intriguing. [ e.g., Mine with desert ironwood handle. ]
He was author of "Knives of the U.S. Special Forces".

<< http://www.google.com/search?q=Images+T ... 38&bih=991 >>

Most impressive. Thank you for the visual treat.

Best.

Thank you.....and thanks for the link, I do like his broad double edge blades....hadn't seen those before. Have always been a fan of the classic Randall's.

Baffled....beautiful work, really like the 22 machine gun....I've always wanted to build one of the 22lr gatling guns. Any video of it in action?....it really needs a can on it....or an integral.....could be made to look like a water jacket around the barrel. It is VERY cool the way it is, I just don't like shooting loud guns anymore, earplugs suck.

flat tire....well done, very nice gesture....has a very natural feel.
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JohnK454 wrote:Very nice stuff posted so far!

My latest is a shameless copy of Tom Lipton's (Oxtools on YouTube) mini pallet system. Just finished it today - should be very handy. The actual pallet is 6"x8"x2.5" aluminum with 75 10-32 tapped holes on 1" centers. Fits in the mill vise. Made a quick jig to speed up beveling the nose of the clamps.

The last two pics are a junker Ruger barrel clamped just to show concept.

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I'll just go ahead and warn you that I'm going to copy the heck outta that once I get my mill set up. I don't have a lot of room for vises and such, so this pallet would be a dream come true for flexibility in setup.

Why 2.5" thick material, though? I'd imagine that I could clamp it straight to my table and be fine with 1" thick stuff...right? Unless I can talk a buddy out of some thick scrap material, its gonna be 'spensive to get stock that thick. Did you use 6061?

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Actually, 1" stock would be better. I used the thick chunk because it had been in my scrap pile for nearly 20yrs, so it was "free". No idea what grade, but I would guess 6061. It can be considered sacrificial - if dinged, just re-surface and keep going. Another plus for the 1" stock is the holes will go all the way through and won't trap coolant.

Here's a link to Tom's blog writeup:

http://oxtool.blogspot.com/2012/12/chri ... nists.html

If you watch his videos, he uses his mini pallet all the time for small/hard to clamp work. Very useful.
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JohnK454 wrote:Actually, 1" stock would be better. I used the thick chunk because it had been in my scrap pile for nearly 20yrs, so it was "free". No idea what grade, but I would guess 6061. It can be considered sacrificial - if dinged, just re-surface and keep going. Another plus for the 1" stock is the holes will go all the way through and won't trap coolant.

Here's a link to Tom's blog writeup:

http://oxtool.blogspot.com/2012/12/chri ... nists.html

If you watch his videos, he uses his mini pallet all the time for small/hard to clamp work. Very useful.
I used 6061 plates and mic-6 plates a lot in my previous line of work and with thickness of 3/4-1.25" we still saw deflection when mounting some dies. I would go with 1.5" and buy MIC-6 Cast since its usually flat (spec is +/-.005 but we typically saw +/-.001") upon arrival.
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Grounded wrote:
JohnK454 wrote:Actually, 1" stock would be better. I used the thick chunk because it had been in my scrap pile for nearly 20yrs, so it was "free". No idea what grade, but I would guess 6061. It can be considered sacrificial - if dinged, just re-surface and keep going. Another plus for the 1" stock is the holes will go all the way through and won't trap coolant.

Here's a link to Tom's blog writeup:

http://oxtool.blogspot.com/2012/12/chri ... nists.html

If you watch his videos, he uses his mini pallet all the time for small/hard to clamp work. Very useful.
I used 6061 plates and mic-6 plates a lot in my previous line of work and with thickness of 3/4-1.25" we still saw deflection when mounting some dies. I would go with 1.5" and buy MIC-6 Cast since its usually flat (spec is +/-.005 but we typically saw +/-.001") upon arrival.
Grounded, what size clamping screws and torque caused deflection on a 1" plate? This application will use perhaps (4) 10-32 screws on a roughly 6"x6"x1" plate for small jobs.
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My first posting here was one of those (moderately buzzed on scotch) where, afterwards, you kind of cringe inside... :oops: "Why did I do that?" but the way that thread was going really hacked me; the snide insinuation that we're nothing but a bunch of no-talent armchair types. We all share a common interest in suppressors, many of us have machine tools, and the combined talent of the regulars here is exceptionally high.

I want to go back and look more closely - There is some incredible work on display here.

When I was 16 or so, I desperately wanted a .22, but my parents said "no", so I mail-ordered an 1851 Navy revolver, made my own BP, cast bullets, and had a blast. That led me into muzzleloaders in general, especially the flintlocks:

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I found I enjoyed working with the metal components more than the wood; bought a lathe, and never looked back. People ask me "What do you do for fun? Golf?" and my reply always puzzles them. "I have a small machine shop." They always ask "What do you make?"

"Anything. Here's the deal... when you have a lathe and a mill, there's very little you can't make. If you cannot make it directly, you can make the tool that can do the job."

It's a hugely rewarding hobby.

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Edit: After going back and looking at the work, I am in awe of what we have here. We have CNC gurus, casting experts, guys that love tooling as much as me... luthiers (is that what it's called?), some EXPERT knife makers, incredible welding, and a compound pharmacist! <-- Much respect, I have a chemistry degree and I know what goes into getting that sort of education and skill.

SilencerKid, hopefully we can get along. The gas gennie in the turboprop was a quick-build job, but I had previously built a thrust MW-54 from scratch. AFAIK, Wren is still in the UK. When Mike published his turboprop plans, I jumped on them, and really cranked that thing out. I do believe it was the first one to run this side of the Atlantic.
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JohnK454 wrote:
Grounded wrote:
JohnK454 wrote:Actually, 1" stock would be better. I used the thick chunk because it had been in my scrap pile for nearly 20yrs, so it was "free". No idea what grade, but I would guess 6061. It can be considered sacrificial - if dinged, just re-surface and keep going. Another plus for the 1" stock is the holes will go all the way through and won't trap coolant.

Here's a link to Tom's blog writeup:

http://oxtool.blogspot.com/2012/12/chri ... nists.html

If you watch his videos, he uses his mini pallet all the time for small/hard to clamp work. Very useful.
I used 6061 plates and mic-6 plates a lot in my previous line of work and with thickness of 3/4-1.25" we still saw deflection when mounting some dies. I would go with 1.5" and buy MIC-6 Cast since its usually flat (spec is +/-.005 but we typically saw +/-.001") upon arrival.
Grounded, what size clamping screws and torque caused deflection on a 1" plate? This application will use perhaps (4) 10-32 screws on a roughly 6"x6"x1" plate for small jobs.
Many many many #8-32's being used to hold down ampco and steel tooling. The application was RF welding of 1 mil materials so deflection was critical.
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Grounded wrote:
I used 6061 plates and mic-6 plates a lot in my previous line of work and with thickness of 3/4-1.25" we still saw deflection when mounting some dies. I would go with 1.5" and buy MIC-6 Cast since its usually flat (spec is +/-.005 but we typically saw +/-.001") upon arrival.

MIC-6 is good stuff. I buy rems from a local supplier and use it quite a bit for tooling plates.
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Baffled wrote:when you have a lathe and a mill, there's very little you can't make.
QFT +1000

A few years back I lost a bolt that held a dual pulley onto my general use lawn tractor. I had one a bit larger so I chucked it up in the lathe. Dialed it in, turned it down and threaded it. It took about 15 minutes. You can truly do almost anything with those 2 tools. A welder and air compressor thrown into the mix helps too, but those are terribly common tools in most shops.
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Baffled wrote:
When I was 16 or so, I desperately wanted a .22, but my parents said "no", so I mail-ordered an 1851 Navy revolver, made my own BP, cast bullets, and had a blast. That led me into muzzleloaders in general, especially the flintlocks:

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I found I enjoyed working with the metal components more than the wood; bought a lathe, and never looked back. .
So you built the flintlock I assume? Beautiful rifle. That is something I have always wanted to do......think it would look odd to make it an integral? :mrgreen: I think it would be fun to do a steampunk kinda "high tech" integral.

Been thinking a lot about Black Powder and Air rifles, hushed of course.......no government meddling......yet.

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bakerjw wrote:
Baffled wrote:when you have a lathe and a mill, there's very little you can't make.
QFT +1000

A few years back I lost a bolt that held a dual pulley onto my general use lawn tractor. I had one a bit larger so I chucked it up in the lathe. Dialed it in, turned it down and threaded it. It took about 15 minutes. You can truly do almost anything with those 2 tools. A welder and air compressor thrown into the mix helps too, but those are terribly common tools in most shops.

That is why I got interested in machine work.....it was the final piece of the puzzle to be able to make ANYTHING my little heart desires. I grew up on a farm, if you can't afford it, figure out how to make it!
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I'm still an engineering and fabrication hobby neophyte (I work in business).

Sometimes I make this

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Out of this:
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The blade pivot runs on a bronze bushing I turned pivot hole is reamed and barrel lapped. Whole assembly is held together with dowel pins drilled and tapped, clamping the bushings with 0.0005" clearance for the blade to pivot. Things have to be surface ground pretty well to pivot smoothly when it's that tight in there. ; )

Blade ground and heat treated on machines I built from scratch*

*except the surface grinder. That I rebuilt from a scrapped old quality commercial model.
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airsix wrote:I'm still an engineering and fabrication hobby neophyte (I work in business).

Sometimes I make this

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Out of this:
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The blade pivot runs on a bronze bushing I turned pivot hole is reamed and barrel lapped. Whole assembly is held together with dowel pins drilled and tapped, clamping the bushings with 0.0005" clearance for the blade to pivot. Things have to be surface ground pretty well to pivot smoothly when it's that tight in there. ; )

Blade ground and heat treated on machines I built from scratch*

*except the surface grinder. That I rebuilt from a scrapped old quality commercial model.
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there is some masterful metal (and wood) manipulation here. wow.
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doubloon wrote:Looks more like miniature artillery gear ... knobs everywhere.

I like the wood prototype in the background
This is a rimfire benchrest I am making. You can see a wood mock-up on the bench here too. I like working things out in wood before I start making metal parts.

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I always laugh when I hear someone say that they want to buy a lathe to build a suppressor, thinking they can just buy the lathe and the materials and start making the suppressor. I probably have 2xs the cost of my lathe in tooling and measuring, set-up, and lay-out tools. :D
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I haven't asked Robert to ban anyone since the Leonard days, and that took a while even after Leonard threatened me. But now I am darn close.
Cool the crap and just get along. I created this thread because some people were interested in seeing other people's work only to see it get eventually derailed.
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bakerjw wrote:I haven't asked Robert to ban anyone since the Leonard days, and that took a while even after Leonard threatened me. But now I am darn close.
Cool the crap and just get along. I created this thread because some people were interested in seeing other people's work only to see it get eventually derailed.
Thank you. That guys post was like a turd in the punchbowl, that is to say a really awesome delicious bowl of punch that I was enjoying until then.
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Dr.K wrote:
bakerjw wrote:I haven't asked Robert to ban anyone since the Leonard days, and that took a while even after Leonard threatened me. But now I am darn close.
Cool the crap and just get along. I created this thread because some people were interested in seeing other people's work only to see it get eventually derailed.
Thank you. That guys post was like a turd in the punchbowl, that is to say a really awesome delicious bowl of punch that I was enjoying until then.
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WhisperFan wrote:
doubloon wrote:Looks more like miniature artillery gear ... knobs everywhere.

I like the wood prototype in the background
This is a rimfire benchrest I am making. You can see a wood mock-up on the bench here too. I like working things out in wood before I start making metal parts.


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I always laugh when I hear someone say that they want to buy a lathe to build a suppressor, thinking they can just buy the lathe and the materials and start making the suppressor. I probably have 2xs the cost of my lathe in tooling and measuring, set-up, and lay-out tools. :D
That workbench resembles my own, and just about every machinist out there! Nice work.

Mic-6 plate is REALLY good stuff when you need accurate aluminum plate.

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When I built my little CNC bench mill, I found that standard 6061 plate would vary +/- 0.005" or more, and the only way to get a flat surface out of it was to face mill it. Then I found the mic-6 stuff, and it machined beautifully, and best of all, was flat out of the box.

Any time a guy needs a truly flat 2D surface for a jig or fixture or bit of tooling, and aluminum is OK or desired, go mic-6.

WhisperFan, your beautiful bench rests remind me of the sort of construction that goes into a home tool & cutter grinder - you've got some very high quality hardware in there, nicely executed. Can you explain exactly what these are for? I think "Pile of sand bags" when I hear "bench rest." Is the idea to lock the rifle in place with total rigidity?
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Baffled wrote:WhisperFan, your beautiful bench rests remind me of the sort of construction that goes into a home tool & cutter grinder - you've got some very high quality hardware in there, nicely executed. Can you explain exactly what these are for? I think "Pile of sand bags" when I hear "bench rest." Is the idea to lock the rifle in place with total rigidity?
The shooter that wanted these had some pretty specific needs, like many rests, they wanted the rest to move up and down (elevation) and left to right (windage) They wanted these adjustments to 'lock' in place once adjusted. They wanted the 'fences' that hold the rifle foreend to adjust to accomodate different widths.

They wanted the cradle to twist left to right and tilt (when viewed from the side)

The rifle, when picked straight up, has to come up from the rest. The idea is that the rifle will recoil back after the shot, and the shooter pushes the rifle back forward till it hits the stop, and it is back on target. I don't think the rules allow the rifle to be clamped to the rest (and depending on caliber - you could never prevent movement anyway) :wink:
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Thanks, that makes sense. There's something fascinating about extreme hardware (barrels, actions, fixtures, etc) that take the man somewhat out of the equation, and all that's going on is perfection of the hardware and ammo. Like an 03-A3 barreled action clamped in a massive iron fixture, with the idea being to punch one hole downrange.
Baffled....beautiful work, really like the 22 machine gun....I've always wanted to build one of the 22lr gatling guns. Any video of it in action?....it really needs a can on it....or an integral.....could be made to look like a water jacket around the barrel. It is VERY cool the way it is, I just don't like shooting loud guns anymore, earplugs suck.
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For the little MG, I created a number of shrouds that look different. The heart of this thing is Lakeside's LM-7, an AR upper, and it's threaded to accept any AR guard.

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A standard aluminum AR hand guard looks a lot like a Maxim or 1917 water jacket. When I took these pics, I was messing around with various "looks" - you can tell I like the conical flash hider. But for sights, in the end, I went with a very simple post front, and the rear is a modified Winchester Model 52 ladder sight.

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It'll take any suppressor with a standard thread. The barrels are quick detach, and it'd be very simple to create an integral. The entire barrel plus can would pop right off with the push of a button. But I want to ensure function first without a suppressor.

I need to get going and finish this thing. My shop is completely NON-climate controlled, so work slows down in winter and summer - temps in the summer top 130 degrees in there. It's awful.

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It's not metal, but I made it


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